TPL at St. Louis Pipe Club's Gateway Area Pipe Show- February 18, 2017

NicoleSTGLaneLtd

Join us to kick off the pipe show season at the St. Louis Pipe Club's 29th Annual Gateway Area Pipe Show. This Pipe Life will be there to raise awareness of our community and pipe tobacco. The event is held at the Webster Groves Masonic Lodge from 9am-5pm and admission is free.

If you are a St. Louis resident or simply live nearby, drop by for the opportunity to try some great pipe tobacco blends in a Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob.

We hope to see many of you there!

Deadpool57

See yea there!

daveinlax

This will be my 19th straight Gateway Pipe Show. I plan on attending Thursday to Sunday. The new hall is very unique but smaller than the great one stop shows of the past.
 

piperdave

Not able to make this show but hope all that do have a wonderful time.

Deadpool57

don't worry @piperdave ; I'll take some photos for yea!

daveinlax

Here's a few shots from last years show. Note the temp in mid February on my dash. I'm sure there will be payback this year. It's not the big national show of the past but I still really enjoy it enough to drive 500 miles and it gets good local support.
http://imgur.com/a/kaWLV

piperdave

@Deadpool57 Thanks I would appreciate that, always interesting to see some highlights from the show.

Deadpool57

Hopefully I can get some good shots.  I'm hitting the show after work at 3.

xDutchx

I am looking forward to checking out all the pics yall manage to take.

It is nice to see that there are still a few venues, where actual pipe smoking is allowed on the show floor.

NicoleSTGLaneLtd

Four days away...

Deadpool57

Sorry I couldn't get there early enough to view all that the show had! Some of us still have to work Saturdays! Learned a few things though: 1) I smoke small bowled smoking pipes.  2) You can never bring enough cash to a pipe show 3) There is trading a bartering!! I love this part!  

I refrained from pictures due to the amount of vendors that before I got there but I would like to say thank you for coming out!   Clearly I need to take an off day for this event and not arrive at 1600 hours hahaha

daveinlax

Clearly I need to take an off day for this event and not arrive at 1600 hours hahaha

LoL! Yeah that might be a good idea! Sorry, I should have said something when I read that.

It was another fun weekend from the crowded smoke filled room with the gang Thursday night at the hotel to visiting the area cigar shops with the boys on Friday where we were offered some great discounts. The Friday night reception/ presale was well attended with snacks and a generous open bar provided by the club.

The show was jam packed from 8 to about 3 when things started to clear out. In a room with a bunch of scruffy old guys the lovely Nichol stood out in her black tank top and was the talk of the room. I have never seen that kind of interest in a Lane ltd samples before!

We had another lively smoke filled room Saturday night that lasted to the wee hours of the morning till we said goodbye till we all meet again in Chicago in May.  

NicoleSTGLaneLtd

Great summaries of the show, @deadpool57 @daveinlax!

I'll have some pictures up over the next few days.

Deadpool57

@NicoleSTGLaneLtd how do these pipe shows work?  Does everyone go town to town selling product like a bandwagon or is there set schedules where everyone is supposed/ or wish to be?  I wouldn't mind hitting a pipe show outside of the state. 

NicoleSTGLaneLtd

@deadpool57 The shows are all organized ahead of time. Check out the events page: https://thispipelife.com/tpl-events/ for a listing of upcoming show. I keep it updated as I hear of new shows and events.

Deadpool57

Awesome thanks!  This has sparked quite some talk in my area! We'll have to see which one we can visit!